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Old 09-01-2009, 08:27 AM   #1976
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Originally Posted by Slite View Post
We have the same system, but we have a 2 year limit. Which I think is very good actually. It's sheer stupidity to let the majority of 18 year old guys get behind the wheel of a car. Before they enforced that rule, the worst traffic offenders where new male driver between 18 and 20.

But then, we have a TV-show here that translates to "Swedens worst drivers" that makes you scared to even go out on the roads after watching it.


I agree. Unfortunately, in the US the minimum legal driving age is much younger.


DRIVING AGES

The age (in years) at which U.S. teens can be licensed to drive unsupervised:

14 1/4: South Dakota
15: Idaho, Montana
15 1/2: Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina
16 1/2: Indiana
16 1/4: Maryland, Virginia
16 1/3: Connecticut
16 1/2: Delaware, D.C., Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
17: New Jersey
16: All other states

Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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